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its lifetime. However, it is a challenging task
because the conventional energy sources,
such as solar energy, piezoelectric, and ocean
current power generation, cannot be directly
applied to enhance the lifetime of IoUT.
CONCLUSION
This article has introduced technological
advancements and challenges to develop the
IoUT. The use of various communication technologies,
such as acoustic, RF, optical, and MI,
are briefly discussed for IoUT. Moreover, the
possible architectures and devices used to
develop practical IoUT networks are presented.
Besides the communication technologies and
architectures, we showed the CE aspects of IoUT
along with their applications. Some of the significant
challenges and future works are also summarized.
We envision that IoUT will result in a
worldwide network of smart oceans providing
numerous applications.
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Ruhul Amin Khalil is currently a lecturer with the
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of
Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Contact him at ruhulamin@uetpeshawar.edu.pk.
Nasir Saeed is currently a postdoctoral research
fellow with Communication Theory Lab, King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology, Thuwal,
Saudi Arabia. Contact him at mr.nasir.saeed@ieee.
org.
Mohammad Inayatullah Babar is currently a
professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar,
Pakistan. Contact him at babar@uetpeshawar.
edu.pk
Tariqullah Jan is currently an associate professor
with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University
of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar,
Pakistan. Contact him at tariqullahjan@uetpeshawar.
edu.pk.
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